Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
Educational Column,
JOHN B. SCOTT.
(By A. P. vance.)

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(By A. P. vance)
Go early to the Institutes!
/ Give close attention to the exercises
Use your notebook freely and judici
ously.
Enter in it such questions So you de
sire to examine more fully.
Strive to learn bow to get your pupil,
to study more and In better manner
At the close of the Institute make
and write out an estimate Of the value
of the whole session to you.
Every man should willingly contri.
butte the result of his experience ia
those who labor with him and succeed
him.
No one has moral right to leave
the world without taking care to assure
to posterity the net results of life de-
voted to special pursuit.
The teacher must exchange opinions
with his fellow-teachers; he must coun-
sci with others and endeavor to advnnce
higher and higher in his vocation.
A teacher who wishes to be success-
full must love the work of instruc ton
and must consecrate all to the best in-
terest of his school. He needs q quick
perception of character, mastery
knowledge of ways and means; should
be familiar with the elementary prin.
ciples of physiology and psychology,
that the laws of both body and mind
may be understood. Teachers, remem-
Der you are sowing the seed that shall
bring forth fruit that shall ffifiuence
for good or for i'll the destinies of our
nation for the twentieth century.
Twenty years hence the pupils whom
you are now instructing will be the
men and women whose influence will
mold the future of the Republic. Look
back twenty years and recall your
early teachers,and remember the falth-
full ones who endeavored tn teach
Alright aud to build UP noble charactera
in their pupils. and call to mind thoAe
pupils vino have lived out In their lives
those noble lessons, and who to-day
the honor and reapsct Of oil
who know them; on the other hand.
call to mind those who have disregard.
ed those ! ssons, and whose lives are
full Of dishonor and shame, and you
will at once see the responsibility Of
your position and the duty you owe to
Object teaching should he part OF
The work Of every teacher, especially
the teacher Of the little ones. One %
the purposes of object teaching 10 to
train the observing seeing
and hearing. Many Of 10 who hays
never had such training have lost much
information as q result Of this
iefect In our course Of training. Only
Ibis week the question came up a. to
how one Of the meroh ants In Believlsw
spelled bis name on the sign In front
II his store. The persons who were
discussing the matter had seen the
'ign hundreds Of times aud yet were
undecided in regard to the spelling of
he name. Had these persons enjoyed
\ course In early life OF systematic
raining in object teaching they would
lave seen and observed. How often
We see and see not. hear and hear not!
But when we remember that an un-
mind ID slow to grasp ideas,
We must not be surprised that the un-
rained eye and ear record go few Of the
Impressions made upon them. The
deserving faculties are avenues through
which much knowledge enters the
mind. Train them 80 that they may
'e ever open for the reception of in.
Purchase Calkins's Object
lessons and use it as guide. IT will
'e time well spent to take ten or fifteen
minutes two or three times week for
his work.
How many teachers i'm Iron county
rave in their schools Language
lass" Not one in the science OF
but class the work or which
ives training in the use ofthe English
language. This class should include
he third and fourth reader grades; in
act the advanced first reader and Sec
II reader should constitute your APP
language Class. Some one says hc
las not time for this. Have you time
0 teach spelling? Why teach pupila
o spell correctly? 1t IL not used In
moreover you can under-
tand written language IL it is badly
PEELED. But who wants to write him
elf down an ignoramIs by his bad
pelling? Does he betray himself q less
gnoramus when he fails 10 properly
capitalize, punctuate and arrange his
entences and words? Spelling 10 only
! small part of the dress OF written
hought. To teach a pupil ~ spell well
8 important but not more 80 than ss
each him to properly punctuate. osp-
talize, arrange his words snd sent0nees.
,r to observe the proper form Of Begin
ming and closing letters Of friendship
,r business: Teachers, have . lam
xuage class. You can't neglect 1t and
10 your duty. / cannot, In column
,r several cnlumna, give you a plan fpr
this subject. AS with object
can only refer you to book:
Haryey'S Language LessonS and th0